# Illegally leaving water for immigrants. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 1, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegally-leaving-water-for-immigrants/830358 "2019-03-01T02:00:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegally-leaving-water-for-immigrants/830358/1 "2019-03-01T02:00:39Z")
Border guards are arresting people who leave water for people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States. What laws are these people breaking? ---
**Author:** ![Littleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ccd318/32.png) [@Littleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Littleman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegally-leaving-water-for-immigrants/830358/2 "2019-03-01T02:22:20Z")
It appears just one was arrested. Others were simply charged, the four going to trial though seems to be retaliatory to me since they appear to have gone back in the records to charge them for something that was initially thought to be dealt with when they were told to leave and did. This article mentions most of the charges , ranging from littering to harboring. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://reason.com/blog/2019/01/15/trial-begins-for-aid-workers-accused-of/amp&ved=2ahUKEwiYic\_Y7t\_gAhXmmq0KHbUbC7IQFjADegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw11Lxbt\_mjfjbqfDdH9SFF2&cf=1](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://reason.com/blog/2019/01/15/trial-begins-for-aid-workers-accused-of/amp&ved=2ahUKEwiYic_Y7t_gAhXmmq0KHbUbC7IQFjADegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw11Lxbt_mjfjbqfDdH9SFF2&cf=1) ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegally-leaving-water-for-immigrants/830358/3 "2019-03-01T02:28:49Z")
The volunteers are leaving jugs of water in a restricted federal wildlife refuge that requires a permit to enter. [Accoding to azcentral.com](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2018/08/05/clergy-defy-prosecution-risks-defend-humanitarian-aid-arizona-border/911136002/): > [@](#): > > Hours after the report’s release, Border Patrol agents arrested volunteer Scott Warren and charged him with harboring two undocumented immigrants. > > Court documents accused him of giving the migrants food and water over three days at a building the agents had been watching. > … > > U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say the volunteers are littering and have added clauses to applications for access to the lands that threaten to sue, fine or ban visitors who leave behind water, food, clothing or other supplies… > > Some volunteers have been cited in the past for dropping off water and accessing the area without a permit. ---
**Author:** ![yo\_han\_go](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yo_han_go/32/130_2.png) [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegally-leaving-water-for-immigrants/830358/4 "2019-03-03T00:20:04Z")
Littering? Trespassing? Entering a no-no zone? Disturbing Wildlife? I’m quite sure there might be some bureaucratic reason to escalate the problem to be considered as breaking some law, if necessary. But, but. That is not unique to that territory. Not sure why, but I’m sure I ain’t only one that visualizes Breaking Bad landscape with all the props and baddies when this topic arises.